Deceased

When Did William Russell Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 99

Also known asWilliam Russell Enoch, Enoch Russell, William Russel, Russel Enoch, Russell Enoch, ویلیام راسلGenderMaleNationalityUnited KingdomBorn19/11/1924Born inSunderland, County Durham, England, UKDied03/06/2024 (aged 99)WikidataQ2471880 ↗TMDb#32041 ↗

William Russell Enoch was an English actor who performed as both Russell Enoch and William Russell. His career on stage and screen spanned over seven decades and he first achieved prominence in the title role of the television series The Adventures of Sir Lancelot (1956–1957). In 1963, he was in the original lead cast of BBC1's Doctor Who, playing the role of schoolteacher Ian Chesterton from the show's first episode until 1965.

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Filmography71 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2022	William Russell: In ConversationMovie	Self	98
2017	The Doctors: The William Hartnell YearsMovie	—	93
2013	An Adventure in Space and TimeMovie	Harry	89
2012	Don't Lose Your Head: The Making of 'The Reign of Terror'Movie	Himself	88
2012	Vision OnMovie	Ian Chesterton (archive footage)	88
2009	The Sets of MarinusMovie	Ian Chesterton (archive footage)	85
2006	Masters of SoundMovie	Ian Chesterton (archive footage)	82
2006	Doctor Who: OriginsMovie	Self	82
2006	Creation of the DaleksMovie	Ian Chesterton (archive footage)	82
2006	Inside the Spaceship: The Story of the TARDISMovie	Self / Ian Chesterton	82
2005	Tales of IsopMovie	Self	81
2002	Remembering 'The Aztecs'Movie	Ian Chesterton (archive footage)	78
1995	The AffairMovie	Dr. Hastings	71
1992	HeartbeatSeries	Gabriel Firth	68
1989	Agatha Christie's PoirotSeries	Lanscombe	65
1988	The Four Minute MileMovie	AAA Official	64
1986	CasualtySeries	Mo Meredrew	62
1983	BlackadderSeries	The Duke of Winchester	59
1980	Death WatchMovie	Dr. Mason	56
1979	ShoestringSeries	David Carn	55
1979	Instant Enlightenment Including VATMovie	Don	55
1979	TerrorMovie	Lord Garrick	55
1978	StrangersSeries	Bamford Harker	54
1978	SupermanMovie	8th Elder	54
1978	Armchair ThrillerSeries	Senior Officer	54
1977	BBC2 Play of the WeekSeries	Headmaster / Lord Folkestone / Chapman	53
1977	The ProfessionalsSeries	Charles Holly	53
1976	Newsworthy - The Girl Who Saw a TigerMovie	Mr Rose	52
1975	Three Men in a BoatMovie	Doctor	51
1975	The Hanged ManSeries	Peter Kroger	51
1974	Father BrownSeries	Reverend Wilfred Bohun	50
1972	Van der ValkSeries	Rokin	48
1972	Harriet's Back in TownSeries	Tom Preston	48
1971	Great PerformancesSeries	—	47
1971	JusticeSeries	Dr. Victor Ainsworth	47
1970	Play for TodaySeries	Don	46
1969	The Main ChanceSeries	Arnold Galbraith	45
1967	ITV PlayhouseSeries	Daddy	43
1967	ITV PlayhouseSeries	Frank	43
1966	Breaking PointSeries	—	42
1965	Doctor Who: The Space MuseumMovie	Ian Chesterton	41
1965	Doctor Who: The CrusadeMovie	Ian Chesterton	41
1965	Doctor Who: Lost in TimeSeries	Ian	41
1964	Doctor Who: The AztecsMovie	Ian Chesterton	40
1964	DetectiveSeries	Bill Cartwright	40
1964	Doctor Who: The DaleksMovie	Ian Chesterton	40
1964	Doctor Who: The Reign of TerrorMovie	Ian Chesterton	40
1964	Doctor Who: The Keys of MarinusMovie	Ian Chesterton	40
1963	Doctor WhoSeries	Ian Chesterton	39
1963	The Great EscapeMovie	Sorren	39
1963	Return to SenderMovie	Mike Cochran	39
1962	Dr. Finlay's CasebookSeries	—	38
1962	SuspenseSeries	John Richards	38
1960	Coronation StreetSeries	Ted Sullivan	36
1960	Sunday-Night PlaySeries	Colonel Friedrich Eilers, Leader of a Fighter Squadron	36
1957	Nicholas NicklebySeries	Nicholas Nickleby	33
1957	The Big ChanceMovie	Bill Anderson	33
1957	The Adventures of Hal 5Movie	—	33
1956	Armchair TheatreSeries	Smoky	32
1956	The Adventures of Sir LancelotSeries	Sir Lancelot du Lac	32
1956	The Man Who Never WasMovie	Joe	32
1955	Above Us the WavesMovie	Ramsey	31
1955	One Good TurnMovie	Alec Bigley	31
1954	The Gay DogMovie	Leslie Gowland	30
1954	They Who DareMovie	Lieutenant Poole	30
1953	Malta StoryMovie	Officer at Prison	29
1953	The Saint's ReturnMovie	Keith Merton	29
1953	Intimate RelationsMovie	Michael	29
1952	Gift HorseMovie	Crewman	28
1950	Sunday Night TheatreSeries	Vicomte de Tournai	26
0	St. IvesSeries	St. Ives	—